Obituary of Marianne Grasberger

Marianne Grasberger, 58, of Freehold Township died Friday, August 10, 2012 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Marianne was born in Long Branch and spent most of her life in Freehold, apart from the years when the A. & M. Karagheusian Rug Mill moved to North Carolina and her family moved along with it. She was a graduate of Pinecrest High School, Southern Pines, N.C. Marianne was a communicant of St. Rose of Lima Church, Freehold. She was a participant in ARC of Monmouth and the Guys and Dolls Bowling League, and a member of the Emperors’ Club at Caesars Palace. She liked to sing, watch old musicals and spend each March in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. She was predeceased by her parents, Paul Grasberger, Sr. and Mary Tabacsko Grasberger, and her brother, Paul Grasberger, Jr. Surviving are two sisters, Sharon Grasberger and Janet Koloski and her husband, Andrew; her sister-in-law, Myrtle Grasberger; two nieces and a nephew, Amy, Kim, and Matthew; and her friends from ARC’s Drop Off Center at Freehold Raceway Mall. Visiting will be held at the Higgins Memorial Home, 20 Center Street, Freehold on Monday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated at St. Rose of Lima Church, Freehold on Tuesday at noon followed by interment at the parish cemetery. Memorial donations to ARC of Monmouth, 1158 Wayside Road, Tinton Falls, NJ 07712 would be appreciated.